radiosurgery
noun
ra·dio·sur·gery
ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈsər-jə-rē 
-ˈsərj-rē
: surgery using precisely targeted radiation to destroy tissue without cutting
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The University of Kansas Health System performs advanced radiosurgery with a device called the Novalis Tx, and the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Menorah Medical Center uses a device called CyberKnife.
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Andy Marso,
kansascity.com,
23 June 2017
Patients who are too old or unhealthy for surgery and for whom medications have failed have less invasive options, such as radiosurgery, a form of focused radiation.
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Katrina Firlik,
Discover Magazine,
7 Apr. 2014
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Andy Marso,
kansascity.com,
23 June 2017
Patients who are too old or unhealthy for surgery and for whom medications have failed have less invasive options, such as radiosurgery, a form of focused radiation.
—
Katrina Firlik,
Discover Magazine,
7 Apr. 2014
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radiosurgery
noun
ra·dio·sur·gery
-ˈsərj-(ə-)rē
plural radiosurgeries
1
: surgery by means of a radio knife
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